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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country had the author of the book grown up?

2. What does Jantu make out of a couple of old tin cans and a stick?

3. How old are most of the children lined up at the food truck?

4. How many men jump out of the ambulance when it arrives?

5. How old is Dara in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two important events happened in Southeast Asia in 1975?

2. What does Jantu do when Dara tells her she cannot find her way back to the camp?

3. Give a short account of the the wars Cambodia was involved in before the 1970s?

4. What happened during the 1970s which led to open conflict in Cambodia?

5. What injury does Baby have and what is done about it?

6. What were some of the things that happened to the Cambodian people under the Khmer Rouge?

7. What is left of Nea's family?

8. How are mangoes important in Jantu's and Dara's lives?

9. Describe the first person to welcome Dara's family to Nong Chan.

10. Who is hurt during the bombing of the trucks and what is done about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What did Dara's family talk about around the campfire after they had been re-united at the base camp? Mention some of the comments of the people there.

2. What did Nea say about the magic marble?

3. How had Sarun changed since he arrived at the base camp?

4.Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe the significance of the cowbell and the direction from which its tinkling was coming.

2. Describe the happier times Dara remembered when she was two or three years old. How was her village and her family at that time?

3. Describe the Communist soldiers who came into Dara's village. How were they dressed? What did they tell the villagers?

4. Write on two of the above topics.

Essay Topic 3

1. What was the story of "Khong the Brave" ? Tell the story.

2. What is the story of the famiy of deaf men that Jantu told to Dara? How does it relate to the war in Cambodia?

3. What did Jantu make with her hands? What materials did she use?

4. Choose two of the above topics to write on.

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